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climbinggurl
Sep 28, 2004, 2:59 AM
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2 start off i'de say indoor than when u can climb a 5.11 @ least than u should start outdoor climbing! does anyone agree??
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magpie
Sep 28, 2004, 3:06 AM
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Not to slam you, but are you serious??? In no way do I agree with you! I see indoor climbing as good training and a good place to go during rainy winter months. Anytime I can climb outside, that is much preferred. You don't have to climb hard to climb outside. For me, climbing outside is the ultimate experience, even if you can only get on 5.7. You're outside under the sun, with the wind and the trees, your hands actually on rock, looking at birds from above... For me, that's what it's all about. Where do you climb, that you think you shouldn't go outside until you're climbing 5.11? Everyone's different, but ... I'm still not sure you're for real...
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scubasnyder
Sep 28, 2004, 3:11 AM
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OUTDOOR, why climb inside outside is 100 times better....plastic sux except when time of need like the winter.
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winglady
Sep 28, 2004, 3:16 AM
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Funny thing; just this afternoon my husband and I were saying, after climbing for a few hours outside, "Climbing outdoors is at least 10 times more fun than climbing indoors."
I think we were wrong. The number should have been more like 100 times. We climb indoors when the weather is bad, just to get some fun exercise. We climb outdoors because it's so wonderful to enjoy the views, the feel and look and smell of the rock, the bird's-eye-views of trees and cliffs and rock formations and -- yes -- birds flying below you, and so much more!
It doesn't matter if you're on a 5.4 or a 5.11 -- it's still a thrill to be out there on the rock!
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jt512
Sep 28, 2004, 3:44 AM
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In reply to: 2 start off i'de say indoor than when u can climb a 5.11 @ least than u should start outdoor climbing! does anyone agree??
I might. Try posting your question in English. Then I'll let you know.
-Jay
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coylec
Sep 28, 2004, 3:51 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: 2 start off i'de say indoor than when u can climb a 5.11 @ least than u should start outdoor climbing! does anyone agree?? I might. Try posting your question in English. Then I'll let you know. -Jay
Come on Jay, give 'em credit. It's English with defective grammar and spelling. It certainly isn't french nor spanish.
Pour commencer, parole d'I'd d'intérieur. Alors quand vous pouvez monter au moins des 5.11, puis vous devrait commencer à s'élever dehors. Est-ce que n'importe qui convient ?
Para comenzar, opinión de I'd de interior. Entonces cuando usted puede subir por lo menos 5.11, después le debe comenzar a subir al aire libre. ¿Cualquier persona conviene?
... Seriously, this is a weak troll. T0.
coylec
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kachoong
Sep 28, 2004, 3:53 AM
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In reply to: which is better indoor or outdoor climbing??
would you ask the same question about skiing?
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thewyseclimber
Sep 28, 2004, 4:49 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: which is better indoor or outdoor climbing?? would you ask the same question about skiing?
Well put.
But seriously...it doesn't make sense to me to talk about indoor climbing being even remotely better than outdoor climbing. Indoor climbing is an imitation knock-off of outdoor climbing. Climbing began outdoors. Nobody started fooling around inside a cathedral on the stone walls, back in the day, and then said, oh hey, that cliff looks like it might be fun too...
And I see no reason why you should aspire to a certain level of indoor climbing before heading outside. Get outside as soon as you can! Don't limit yourself just because you don't think you're ready to be on real rock...
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jt512
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In reply to: In reply to: which is better indoor or outdoor climbing?? would you ask the same question about skiing?
But would you ask that question about bowling?
-Jsy
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sticky_fingers
Sep 28, 2004, 5:08 AM
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I like climbing outdoors with a roof over my head.......a big long roof :D
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whitefingers
Sep 28, 2004, 5:12 AM
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Just shoot me :roll:
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dief
Sep 28, 2004, 5:18 AM
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Which is better? Indoor or outdoor?
The answer would be YES!
Climbing is all about enjoying life and having fun. Depening on circumstances that could inside or outside.
To quote Ricky Rock Rat - "Shut up and Climb!"
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rockbel
Sep 28, 2004, 5:25 AM
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Well, I either feel sorry for you because you haven't climbed outside (or else you would not be asking this question)
OR
I feel sorry for me because I wasted my time answering a troll...
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kachoong
Sep 28, 2004, 5:28 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: In reply to: which is better indoor or outdoor climbing?? would you ask the same question about skiing? But would you ask that question about bowling?
You never have to ask that question about physical pleasure staisfaction! outdoors or indoors? As long as you enjoy it, that's all that matters..... just quote Rocky Root Rat!
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joshy8200
Sep 28, 2004, 5:53 AM
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The only way that indoor climbing could be made even remotely comparable to climbing outside would be:
1. The wall you're at is at least 100ft high
2. It has routes set by the coolest route setters in the world
3. The ceiling is made of new space age breathable plexiglass so that you can look at the sky
Now let's get to what could make it worth while
4. Your belay slave is a beautiful naked member of the opposite sex that offers you endless encouragement (if need/wanted), endless beta (if needed/wanted), and any sexual favors you desire post climb.
5. Onsite there is a bar that serves up every brew imaginable and all kinds of great apres climbing foods.
6. This gym is open 24/7.
7. The user fee (this includes all beer and food anytime you climb, and also a wide selection of promotional gear to tryout and use) is a $1 a year.
8. The place never has lines for climbs
Wait a minutes as I'm thinking about all this...I still think I'd rather go outside. But it would be a heck of a place to train.
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overlord
Sep 28, 2004, 8:23 AM
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indoor climbing is a great training.
but outdoor is so much more pleasurable.
you cold almost compare it with sex with and without a condom.
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climbhigh2005
Sep 28, 2004, 11:12 AM
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climbhigh2005 moved this thread from Competition Climbing to General.
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sabu
Sep 28, 2004, 12:29 PM
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indoor is fun when u hav no possible means of getting outdoors but by all means when the oppertunity arises to climb outdoors it should be taken without hesitation. it's a hell of a lot more fun
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lcerick
Sep 28, 2004, 1:15 PM
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NO
Climbing is outdoors,
indoors is for training.
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pettsnjam
Sep 28, 2004, 1:19 PM
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OUTDOOR - and there is no room for discussion.
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ambler
Sep 28, 2004, 1:26 PM
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INDOORS is much much better.
Stay INDOORS.
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killclimbz
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bumblie
Sep 28, 2004, 1:56 PM
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I'm undecided. While I'm pondering this truly fantastic question, would some of you be kind enough to tell me which shoe is the best???
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ben87
Sep 28, 2004, 2:41 PM
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this has got to be a troll. I can't believe it's generated two pages of responses.
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jammer
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In reply to: In reply to: INDOORS is much much better. Stay INDOORS. I agree stay indoors.
Are you two trying to save all the nice outdoor routes for yourself? Lets not be greedy, now ... there is enough for all of us. Share, damn it!
My answer ... outdoor climbing is more natural, creates a keen eye for route finding, keeps you hands cooler (plastic does not remove the heat as real rock does), it doesn't smell like a locker room and it is actually all-in-all more fun!
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